
Perseus & the Crazy Things that Emerge When You Behead a Gorgon
Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean
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The Oracle and Achrisius
The story of perseus starts in the city of argos, where there is a king named acrisius. Achrisius only has one daughter, dana. So immediately he's like, well, oshit how can i keep this woman from procreating his solution, lock her up in a tower. In future episodes, we'll learn just how frequently zeus comes a callin to mortal women just because they are hot.
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